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How To Take a Private Jet To Super

Bowl 50

Super Bowl 50 will be a big party, held at Levi’s

Stadium in Santa Clara, located between San

Jose and San Francisco, and predictions are

there will be over 1,200 private jets. For big

events like the big game, planes are typically

filled up, which means there may be around

10,000 folks arriving privately.

 

For the aviation companies that service this high-

end market, the trip doesn’t end when their

passengers get off the plane.  In fact, in some

cases it starts before they leave home and

extends during their entire visit to the Bay Area.

Over 1,200 private jets will bring as many as 10,000 styling fans to

Super Bowl 50 arriving at five different Bay Area airports (Photo by

Rich Schultz /Getty Images).

In addition to setting up lounges for owners and

crew members, Berkshire Hathaway-owned

NetJets will have Maroon 5 playing at its private

Saturday afternoon concert in Nob Hill. And

while the event is only open to customers and

their guests, that doesn’t mean it’s a small event.

Past bashes have drawn over 1,000 partiers,

mingling with the likes of Chris Berman, Jim

Nantz, Tony Dungy and Lenny Kravitz.

 

Doug Gollan ContributorI write about travel, from jets to hotels, shopping and dining.Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.

Of course Warren Buffett won’t be alone inproviding his customers a good time. VistaJet isoffering program customers who book and flyinto the big game on its fleet four VIP credentialsto the Bleacher Ball, hosted by Bleacher Reportand Turner Sports, where the Zac Brown Bandwill be performing, Tom Thynne, the company’sSenior Vice President tells Forbes.com.

(L­R) Musicians Matt Flynn, Adam Levine, James Valentine and PJMorton of Maroon 5 will perform in a private concert for NetJets ownersand their guests (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for CBS RadioInc.).

XOJet, which is based in the Bay Area, said it isfinalizing its hospitality, but it will be extensiveenough to require a dedicated webpage. To bringthe game to the plane, the company that sells jetcards and on-demand charter says it will beserving up “fire hot chicken wings and seven-layer dip.” On the ground, Marketing ManagerAlbert Hsieh says, it will have dedicated staff andconcierge services, including helping clients getaccess to various parties by ESPN, Rolling Stoneand Direct TV, or even secure game tickets ifneeded.

Private jets started arriving for last year’s Super Bowl at ScottsdaleAirport on the Tuesday before the big game as fans added on golf andspa vacations. With wine country and top golf courses, experts expectmany private jet travelers to extend their trips in Northern California(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin).

 

Megan Wolf, Executive Vice President of Owner

Experience for Flexjet says location is always a

driver in terms of traffic, and San Francisco is

already a popular destination. She expects many

customers to come early or stay a few days extra,

perhaps going north to Napa or Sonoma or

heading south to Pebble Beach for golf.

 

With as many as five airport options to fly into,

Wolf says it will make logistics a bit more

challenging, so she will be setting up small

response teams at each location to service flights

by both Flexjet and sister company Flight

Options. With so many jets, she said the focus

will be on getting customers from plane to

ground transportation as quickly as possible, and

the opposite when leaving. She says, on

departure customers will be getting “a care

package to aid in their post game recovery” so

they can arrive back at their office refreshed on

Monday.

JetSmarter is selling packages giving you access to the Maxim MagazineSuper Bowl party (Photo by Colin Young­Wolff/Invision/AP).

AirCulinaire, a global network of kitchens that

cater specifically for private jet travelers just

opened a larger facility in San Francisco. In

addition to its normal menu, on February 7 and 8

it will offer customers departing the Bay Area an

array of local specialties, including cheese and

charcuterie platters as well as a Petaluma

Chicken Salad and California Caesar, says Stacey

Farooqui, director of marketing.

VistaJet customers flying to the Super Bowl will be entertained by ZacBrown of the Zac Brown Band (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP).

If you are not a regular private jet user,

JetSmarter is offering you a glimpse of the TMZ

version of the private jet lifestyle (Most private

aircraft are used for mundane business trips

between remote locations that aren’t well served

by commercial airlines). The broker is offering a

full-on package from New York via its

smartphone app. It includes a seat on a private

jet departing Feb. 5 and returning Feb 8, three

nights at a “stellar hotel,” upper level end zone

tickets (with an option to upgrade), helicopter

transfers between Manhattan and your private

jet, transfers to and from the big game and

invites to Maxim‘s party Saturday night and

“Leather & Laces” bash on Friday.  In case, you’re

wondering what the latter event will be like, the

promotional flyer promises that you will be fed

“trays of delectable hors d’oeuvres and deserts

which are passed among the sleek-dressed guests

by incredibly beautiful women.”  Price is $9,990

per person for members and $15,999 for non-

members. In case you’re wondering where you

will be staying, a public relations representative

says, you find out after booking via its app.

 

On the flip side, JetSuite, which operates its own

fleet won’t be partaking in the perks parade. “Our

costs are lower because we don’t spend our

members money frivolously to support events for

a small minority of our clients,” CEO Alex Wilcox

says.

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